David Larson is the Director of Mass Audubon’s Birder’s Certificate Program, a college-level ornithology course. He is the Education Coordinator for Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary in Newburyport, where he designs and leads educational programs and field trips for adults and school children. He holds a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Minnesota and has served on the faculty of Boston University. His passion for natural history was kindled in his youth, and he has been a serious birder for over 20 years. He has birded and led expeditions in New England, the Mid-Atlantic states, Texas, Arizona, California, Minnesota, Washington, Churchill, Atlantic Canada, the Caribbean, Trinidad, Belize, Panama, Botswana, and Japan.
	Some photographic highlights from a few recent trips: Panama in July 2006 Yosemite, Point Reyes, and the Farallons in July 2006 Machias Seal Island and Downeast Maine in June 2006 Texas Gulf Coast and Lower Rio Grande River in February 2006